The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil lawsuit against Texas resident Reza Saleh after a complaint was made about his connection with Perot Systems.

Mr Saleh, 53, is accused of making $8.6 million in illicit profits after buying call options ahead of Dell’s announcement on Monday that it was buying the businessman and former presidential candidate’s technology services firm. He sold the options when the announcement had been made, and Perot Systems’s